Large concha bullosa mucopyocele replacing the anterior ethmoid sinuses and contiguous with the frontal sinus

Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2008 Jan;117(1):15-7. doi: 10.1177/000348940811700104.

Abstract

Concha bullosa, a pneumatized middle turbinate, is a common anatomic variant found in the paranasal sinuses. When a concha bullosa becomes obstructed, it can form a mucocele and, eventually, a mucopyocele if it becomes secondarily infected. This is a rare phenomenon; only 9 concha bullosa mucopyoceles have been previously reported in the English-language literature. We present the case of a large concha bullosa mucopyocele in a pediatric patient in which the concha bullosa replaced the anterior ethmoid sinuses and was contiguous with the frontal sinus.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Endoscopy
  • Ethmoid Sinus / diagnostic imaging*
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Frontal Sinus / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mucocele / diagnostic imaging*
  • Mucocele / surgery
  • Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures / methods
  • Paranasal Sinus Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Paranasal Sinus Diseases / surgery
  • Staphylococcal Infections / diagnostic imaging*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / surgery
  • Suppuration
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Turbinates / abnormalities*
  • Turbinates / diagnostic imaging
  • Turbinates / surgery